Reviewer's Choice

No Communication With the Sea: Searching for an Urban Future in the Great Basin comes from
a journalist turned urban planner, who uses the Great Basin cities of Salt Lake and Reno to
consider the evolving challenges of the American West. History combines with changing urban
planning issues to offer a blend of travelogue, urban planning, and social and cultural inspection
suitable for any college-level collection strong in urban planning and sociology.

UGLY AS SIN: THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AND FINDING FREEDOM FROM
SELF-HATRED offers the first book to examine ugliness, how it's defined, and how it controls
our lives. Research pioneered by the author offers insights into how ugliness and its perception
operates in culture and lives, and how appearances and fears surrounding such affect reactions.
Any general or health lending library will find this unique and intriguing.

CREATIVE IS A VERB: IF YOU'RE ALIVE YOU'RE CREATIVE offers a fine key to honing
and encouraging the creative impulse, and shows how to locate and nurture creative sparks from
ordinary life. It's a fun guide for any would-be artist and teaches innovation through routines that
exercise creative ideas. Any who would foster creativity and new ideas will find this packed with
exercises and innovative ideas.

GIRL FLY: FLYAWAY PRODUCTIONS ART AND ACTIVISM APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM 2010 blends a softcover pamphlet/book format with a catalog, documenting the arts
program that attracts teens with dance productions on the cutting edge of aerobics and social
commentary. Students ages 13-18 use a variety of props in the course of their dance, and this
piece uses color photos paired with interviews and insights on the Flyaway perspective in a fine
recommendation for any collection concerned with either dance or student productions.

The Rise and Fall of the Irish Pub provides a fine survey of the history of the Irish pub, its rise in
Ireland, and its presence overseas. Of particular interest is how young people returned home from
the Irish Diaspora to bring with them innovations and new ideas changing local pubs from dark
places to cosmopolitan gathering places. A lovely survey, perfect for any Irish history and culture
collection and many a food and wine history library.

Hating Perfection: A Subtle Search for the Best Possible World offers fine short stories that
display the everyday world as a layered experience where adversity reveals the best of perfection.
Blending philosophy and ethics with short vignettes, this reveals the underlying influences on
choice and worldview, and is a special recommendation for college-level philosophy
collections.

Project: Happily Ever After: Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters follows the
author's own journey of a marriage gone wrong - and how she went from anger and hate to
renewing her wedding vows. Her four-month project to save her marriage offers many keys to the
realities of marriage improvement strategies, offering a 10-step plan readers can utilize to help
their own relationships.

Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, keep and Understand a Man shares his insights into why
men act and react how they do. From how a woman can get the most out of her man to learning
how to ask men the right questions and how to get a real man to commit, this offer keys to how
men think - and how women can use this knowledge to build the kind of relationship they
wish.

CRASH INTO ME: A SURVIVOR'S SEARCH FOR JUSTICE tells of a woman who received
an apology letter - from the man who had raped her over twenty years earlier when she was a teen
freshman. The letter brought back a carefully buried incident - and the email correspondence
which ensued brought her the courage to prosecute him. Her striking memoir deserves a place in
any general lending library and is a powerful testament to courage and recovery.

Rose: Love in Violent Times explores the impact of violence, war, and sexual abuse on our daily
lives, and how we recover from trauma. Finding sexual empowerment in a violent culture has
special challenges: ROSE considers these challenges, offering a fascinating blend of social issues
analysis and health considerations that will appeal to a wide audience; from women's to social
issues libraries.

HANDMADE WEDDINGS: MORE THAN 50 CRAFTS TO STYLE AND PERSONALIZE
YOUR BIG DAY provides a lovely selection of craft options for all kinds of wedding styles,
from classic to retro. Keys to choosing a theme, obtaining materials, and working within
timelines accompany fifty projects taught using photos, diagrams and step-by-step directions.
Any contemplating enhancing their wedding with DIY crafts needs this!

Ethics in Light of Childhood is recommended for any college-level collection strong in either
ethics or childhood studies. It offers an argument for a new view of ethics using stories from real
children's experiences to call for a basic restructuring of ethical thinking. Any educator or
caregiver dealing with children and any college-level collection strong in ethics discussions will
find this a scholarly yet exciting approach.

The tenth updated edition of Divorce & Money provides a top coverage to all the financial
aspects of divorce; from how a court evaluates assets and how real estate and other property is
valued in a declining market to child support issues, decisions on selling assets, and dividing
debts fairly. With chapters covering every financial concern from date of separation through
divorce - and including tips on what to ask an attorney - this book is simply a 'must have' for any
general lending library.

The Cookbook Shelf

Yuck! The Things People Eat presents over a hundred of the world's strangest dishes, captured in
full color by photographer Neil Setchfield. From camel jerky and curried dog on a stick to
Korean Penis Fish and dried river snake, this provides not only color visuals but written surveys
of where the ingredients can be found and how they are used in different cuisines.

New Complete Cookbook provides a fine key to health, offering a handy spiral-bound hardcover
with spine lettering to make for both easy shelf location and lay-flat kitchen use. Over 500
recipes focus on lean mats, whole grains, and fresh fruits and veggies and include keys to
ingredient swaps and easy, quick cooking perfect for busy families. It makes the perfect pick for
any cook who wants to speed up healthy food preparation.

CHANCERS AND VISIONARIES: A HISTORY OF WINE IN NEW ZEALAND provides an
outstanding, weighty discussion of New Zealand's entire wine and grape industry, from its history
of social movements and brewery developments that influenced the early wine industry's
development to individuals who forged new pathways in industrial winemaking techniques.
CHANCERS AND VISIONARIES is a 'must have' for any interested in New Zealand's
viticulture, and a pick for any serious wine history library.

A LIFE IN BALANCE: DELICIOUS, PLANT-BASED RECIPES FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH
offers a fine cookbook that combines whole foods with plant-based recipes that are simple to
cook. The author's own struggles with cancer led her to a better diet plan, and her recipes and
those of friends are different and diverse, offering such dishes as Jacob's Creamy Cattle Beans
(blending beans and apples), Sweet & Sour Kidney Bean Soup, Gingerly Chickpeas, and much
more. Vegetarian and vegan collections in particular will relish these different dishes.

Food Fest 365 comes from a chef and Food Network competitor who shares recipes and food
trivia alike. From how to make South of the Border Oysters and trivia about oyster celebrations
to celebrating Cherry Turnover Day with a special recipe, this packs in recipes, sidebars of lively
cultural and social insights, and dishes for each day of the year, packed with color photos.

CLASSIC SOUTHERN DESSERTS: ALL-TIME FAVORITE RECIPES FOR CAKES,
COOKIES, PIES, PUDDINGS, COBBLERS, ICE CREAM & MORE offers a 'best of'
compendium of desserts selected from over 10,000 dessert recipes tested in Southern Living
magazine's test kitchens over the past 40 years. As such it provides a top directory of favorites
pairing foolproof baking tips and step-by-step techniques with color photos of every dish on
facing pages. Any library strong in dessert cookbooks must have this!

The Social Issues Shelf

Economic Freedom of the World, 2010 Annual Report is a fine guide for college-level
collections strong in social issues and economics. This survey highlights basic components of
economic freedoms and provides a fine index of economic freedom changes around the world.
This report consists of country-by-country assessments in the form of charts documenting
freedoms to trade internationally, credit market and business regulations, and more. A top pick
for any college-level collection!

SAFE HAVEN? A HISTORY OF REFUGEES IN AMERICA provides a fine survey of
immigration and human rights, using a range of modern and historical material and the author's
thirty years of experience in refugee research and policy to provide a fine survey of the American
immigration process. Seven decades of immigration history identify the major ethnic and social
influences on immigration policy, making this key for any college-level social issues
collection.

Deserving of ongoing mention and recommendation is Doing Ethics in a Diverse World, a
college-level primer covering globalization and diversity that uses religious as well as secular
positions and different traditions to discuss presumptions about international rights and ethics.
From theory to action, this offers a worksheet as a framework for considering ethical challenges
in a changing global community, and is a 'must' for any college-level collection strong in global
perspectives.

Light, Bright, and Damned Near White: Biracial and Triracial Culture in America adds to the
'Race and Ethnicity in Psychology' series, but is reviewed here for its wider-ranging appeal to
social issues as well as psychology collections. It considers what it means to be biracial or
triracial in the U.S. today and comes from an anthropologist who considers the spectrum of racial
diversity and its unique challenges and prejudices. The country is experiencing a multiracial baby
boom, and this volume is on the cutting edge of documenting its special impact.

The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality blends
essays and light vignettes to consider inequality within and between nations and how inequality
in modern times should be addressed. Chapters consider such questions as how much of our
income is determined at birth, the impact of social class and location in future income, and how
Americans rank in global wealth analysis. A light yet pointed observation makes this a winner for
any social issues collection.

In the Wake of Hurricane Katrina: New Paradigms and Social Values assesses the cultural, social
and physical damage left by Hurricane Katrina, offering essays linking the region's history and
culture to public policies, social movements, and traditional neglect of the South. College-level
social issues and regional American history collections will find this a wide-ranging, powerful
survey of the many forces affecting the Katrina decisions in this powerful survey.

I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity provides a
fine survey of a Gazan doctor whose faith in peace between the Israelis and his people was
shaken when Israeli shells killed three of his daughters. His fight for reconciliation only
strengthened after his family tragedy - and he didn't seek revenge, but understanding on both
sides.

My Los Angeles in Black & (Almost) White provides an account of the author's coming of age in
Los Angeles in the 1970s and 80s, when half of his high school basketball teammates lived in the
largely white, increasingly Jewish San Fernando Valley while the other half were blacks bussed
in from inner city L.A. High school basketball blends with an autobiography covering race
relationships in this fine survey, which deserves a place in California and social issues collections
alike.

How Quantum Activism Can Save Civilization: A Few People Can Change Human Evolution
offers a fine blend of science and spirituality dosed heavily with social concerns, and asserts that
quantum thinking is allowing us to break into new spiritual areas. It begins with the assertion that
God is here - and calls for a plan of action involving applying a formula for 'quantum thinking' to
a range of social issues. Spirituality, social issues and general collections will find this
thought-provoking and positive.

International Studies Shelf

Interpreting the Middle East: Essential Themes is a top pick for any college-level library and
offers modern approaches to comparative studies of the Middle East. It's arranged by five
principal themes of a regional overview and provides a scholarly yet introductory text to the
region that discusses economics as well as political change and social issues. Many an advanced
high school to college-level course will appreciate this introduction.

NORTH OF THE DMZ: ESSAYS ON DAILY LIFE IN NORTH KOREA deserves ongoing
mention and recommendation as a powerful survey describing how ordinary North Koreans live
under oppression. Chapters describe the North's politics, how it affects citizens' lives, and
provide fine discussion of family life, economics, and realities of the dictatorship through the
eyes of defectors. Any who would understand North Koreans must have this rare insider's look at
the North Korean psyche!

The Interior Design Shelf

Color Saves the Day tells how to update room color schemes and decor without a lot of hassle.
From understanding the latest color combination options and their alternatives to enhancing color
without repainting, this pairs hundreds of actual paint colors and schemes with plenty of ideas for
using color palates. The focus on either not painting or correcting unsatisfying painting results
makes this a winning homeowner's title!

GREEN INTERIOR DESIGN collects under one cover the basic details for anyone wishing to
create a green, sustainable interior. It's not directed to the technical architect so much as the
general homeowner, so offers extensive resources, vendors who practice green behaviors, and
keys to reducing waste and conservation. Homeowners will find this packed with important
conservation details.

The Gardening Shelf

Cut Flowers of the World: A Complete Reference for Growers and Florists provides a range of
chapters key to growing and marketing flowers, from discussions of marketable flower crops and
shipping techniques to modern trends in flower handling. Over 350 plant species are documented
with over 800 photos in an encyclopedia reference that blends plant history and cultivation with
quality criteria, care and handling, and more. A fine horticultural reference!

Out of the Scientist's Garden: A Story of Water and Food is written for anyone who wants to
understand food and water better - and how to grow crops. It comes from a scientist in the field
of water and agriculture but begins with his own fruit and vegetable garden, using his scientific
knowledge in a way to answer questions about the way things grow and how irrigation
works.

The Business Shelf

Accounting Handbook offers a weighty new fifth updated edition to provide an in-depth
overview of basic accounting principles and practices, plus an A-Z dictionary of accounting
terms. Accountants, bookkeepers and any small business owner will find this a treasure trove
loaded with the latest facts, from information technology in accounting and updated FASB
standards to details on financial reporting methods, cost management and taxation forms, and
more. Very highly recommended as a basic 'must' for any business collection!

The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media draws
unusual, important connections between social media and workplace learning. Social media
holds the potential to connect colleagues around the world: this guide to using these technologies
to make such links makes for an outstanding survey discussing how social media can enhance
collaborative efforts and knowledge sharing in the workplace. Simply outstanding!

The Good Work Guide: How to Make Organizations fairer and More Effective provides a fine
resource pinpointing how and why companies should be doing more to improve conditions for
their staff. Discussions of links between high performance outcomes and improvement in work
quality offer specifics on actions organizations can take to empower workers, resolve conflicts in
values and ethics, and help distribute even recognition among the levels of the company. A
ten-point plan for good work is supported by case histories from actual companies and
organizations to back the latest business research and trends.

Deduct It! Lower Your Small Business Taxes offers a fine key to maximizing business
deductions legally and easily. From start-up and operating expenses to retirement plans, vehicles,
hiring and meals, this teaches the basics of how to avoid IRS issues such as having a business
classified as a hobby, and how to produce tax returns that are legal and take full advantage of
deductions. Any general or business lending library needs this updated seventh edition packing in
the latest rulings and guidelines.

BREAKTHROUGH! A 7-STEP SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING UNEXPECTED AND
PROFITABLE IDEAS offers a survey of winning business ideas and how they moved from idea
to marketing. Years of watching and participating in the launch of many successful products and
services contribute to this analysis which breaks the process into a 7-step program filled with
specifics any business can absorb and utilize.

The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business comes from an economic
strategist whose new vision of 'constructive capitalism' argues that the usual business model of
short-term growth and long-term competition don't work. Companies instead should incorporate
five new cornerstones of prosperity for new times, from developing loss advantage value chains
and resilience to building marketplaces. Business collections need this different approach and
model.

The American History Shelf

By Honor and Right: How One Man Boldly Defined the Destiny of a Nation provides the story of
Captain John McCallen, a largely unheralded figure in American Western history who tried to
represent the interests of the U.S. as the first officer to follow the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
His intent to open up the Santa Fe Trail lead to his bold move of declaring the U.S. right to the
Pacific Northwest. No American history collection should be without this!

The Essential American: A Patriot's Reference provides a gathering of key documents and
speeches from influential leaders of America's past. It offers not only the speeches and
documents but insights into those who delivered them and how they became 'essential
Americans' in the process of promoting their beliefs. A bonus DVD with over 1,200 documents
from American history makes this a winning recommendation for any American history reference
collection.

The Art Shelf

Any interested in producing better watercolor results will want to absorb the art techniques in
REALISTIC WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS, a fine set of nine complete step-by-step
demonstrations that show how to build realistic portraits. From placing an image properly and
painting realistic skin tones to capturing clothing and correcting common visual issues, this is a
fine lesson-in-a-book packed with color examples on every page and a format that easily lends to
self-teaching.

A New World Imagined: Art of the Americas provides a fine, unusual history of the arts of the
Americas through the interactions of the cultures that have formed it. It proposes a new method
of examining this art, considering its cultural roots and interactions and showing how the
influences of foreign cultures have influenced American artists. Over two hundred artworks
illustrate these interactions and provides a different history of America through its artistic
perceptions. College-level arts and American history holdings alike will relish this
approach!

On Line: Drawing Through the 20th Century
Connie Butler and Catherine de Zegher
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street New York, NY 10019
9780870707827 $50.00 www.moma.org

On Line: Drawing Through the 20th Century is published to accompany an exhibition at the
Museum of Modern Art and considers the changes affecting line drawing that become vital to
modern art. Artists featured here have changed the image of line drawing into other dimensions
of presentation, expanding it to include gesture, form and to blend with other artistic forms.
Nearly 250 works by over 100 artists make for a powerful pick reflecting various movements
over the decades in a fine survey for any arts collection.

ART OF THE MIDDLE EAST: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART OF THE ARAB
WORLD AND IRAN is a 'must' not just for arts collections, but for any serious about Middle
East history and culture. It offers an extensive survey of modern art of the Arab world and Iran
from the mid-1950s to modern times, offering seven themed sections that juxtapose art genres
with social and political observations and themes. Over four hundred color illustrations
accompany a guide which includes keys to Arabic script, biographies of the 200 featured artists,
and full-page color in an oversized presentation.

WAYNE WHITE offers an oblong, oversized presentation of the works of one of the most
interesting landscape painters in America, offering a rare look at his evolving career and his
works in painting, printmaking and sculpture. This book serves as an exhibit of his works,
offering full-size color photos of his major pieces. Any college-level arts collection specializing
in contemporary American artists - especially those with a diverse range of talents to their name -
will find this an exceptional presentation, worthy of acquisition.

The Fashion Shelf

Fashion: 150 Years: Couturiers Designers Labels is not for libraries only mildly interested in
fashion history: it packs in 150 years of in-depth fashion history and culture and covers all the
major designers and their works. Black and white and color photos pepper every page of a
volume packed with artist biographies and culture. Each artist's work and designs are discussed
in context of the industry as a whole. The result is a weighty, extensive coverage perfect for
serious college-level fashion design and arts history libraries.

Fashion Drawing in Vogue provides an oversized presentation packed with the work of hundreds
of artists, from Dali and Iribe to Tom Keogh and Pierre Brissaud. Their drawings reflected
fashion trends and helped define the nature of fashion in the pages of Vogue since 1909, and this
packs in black and white and color full-page reproductions of a range of sketches and designs. It's
just drawings - and it's just an excellent survey of fashion drawing history, trends and
creators.

The Architecture Shelf

This updated second edition of a classic in architecture and commercial building is quite simply a
'must' for any serious architecture or builder's library, offering expanded coverage of residential
and commercial design concerns. The latest ADA Accessibility guidelines, updated coverage of
sustainable design, and new developments in commercial design and construction are covered in
a weighty guide packing in keys for professionals involved with building and designing interior
spaces. A top pick!

The Education Shelf

The third updated edition of From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps provides educators with a
six-step process that makes it easier to link teaching and assessment processes with standards.
Different assessments are covered in a series of templates for each step of the process, while this
has been updated to help teachers with even more complex tasks. Teachers receive field-tested
tools to actually applying performance measurements in meaningful manner, making this a 'must'
for any serious education collection.

The second updated edition of Dual Language Development & Disorders: A Handbook on
Bilingualism & Second Language Learning is a key acquisition for any educator working with
kids who are bilingual. This second edition has been completely updated with the latest research
on best practices and adds new chapters in development in internationally adopted children and
common reading impairments in dual language learners. From making decisions on schooling
options to applying assessment strategies to diagnose language issues, this is packed with
real-world answers to common problems.

The Needlecraft Shelf

Dual Image Applique tells how to get two designs from each pattern and offers ten projects
ranging from home decor to regular quilts. Each project illustrates how two designs can be
achieved from one pattern, with step-by-step color photos accompanying full page photos of
completed projects. Needlework libraries will find this a winner!

Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit offers a host of secrets to creating better-fitting clothes, and
provides all the keys to tweaking commercial patterns to make them fit better. From altering
clothing to make it fit better over time to finding solutions by creating customized sewing
patterns using garments you already own and love, this packs in a host of pattern drafting tools
used by fashion and costume industry professionals, and is an exceptional pick.

Mix & Match Quilts With the AccuQuilt GO! offers a different approach to quilts made from
easy die-cut shapes. It's a quilting pattern book featuring designs cut with the AccuQuilt GO!
fabric cutter, and covers traditional shapes created by the cutter, which can cut multiple layers of
fabric in a fraction of the time of a traditional rotary cutter. 12 traditional and modern quilt
patterns are based on shapes in the Mix & Match die set, making this a 'must' for AccuQuilt GO!
owners.

S IS FOR SCRAPS: 18 GREAT QUILTS packs in a fine survey of quilt scraps projects,
presenting nearly twenty designs that provide traditional influences. Chapters teach how to look
at scraps by color, contrast and types of scraps that could work with different patterns, and teach
the author's special piecing techniques for using them to best advantage. Quilters will find this
packed with ideas!

CIRCLE OF NINE: 24 STUNNING AND CREATIVE QUILTS ONE UNIQUE QUILT
SETTING provides a fine focus on a quilt that produces quilts of original design with endless
options. Quilters can interchange blocks within setting squares and rectangles and can create
unique-looking quilts by tweaking a single setting scheme. Color examples pack a fine 'must' for
any quilter's collection.

The Crafts Shelf

The Big Book of Beading Patterns offers a range of beading patterns and stitches, offering a little
over a hundred patterns for beaded artwork to be created using either stitches or looms. From
jewelry to wall hangings and hair enhancements, this offers a wide range of stitch patterns from
animals and holiday images to geometrics. Good-size color patterns throughout make this a
winner!

Carving 18th Century American Furniture Elements offers 10 step-by-step projects for furniture
makers and teaches the basics in the first book ever to describe in detail how to carve historically
accurate furniture motifs common to American 18th century pieces. This is packed with color
photos and detail, includes diagrams and layout information, and describes each step thoroughly.
Any crafter's collection strong in woodworking must have this unique how-to reference!

With just a few supplies and some technical savvy you can create unique books - especially with
the help of the step-by-step color photo packed MAKING HANDMADE BOOKS: 100+
BINDINGS STRUCTURES AND FORMS. From making an x-book with pockets or a
concertina with tabs to pop-up cards and an origami wallet, this is packed with projects and
covers not just one style but a range of handmade book forms. Any crafts collection will find
these specifics a 'must'.

PAPERTOY MONSTERS: 50 COOL PAPERTOYS YOU CAN MAKE YOURSELF! Comes
with pre-scored templates for easy folding, 10 blank templates for designing your own, and steps
to papertoy monster-making from over twenty top papertoy designers from around the world.
Color illustrations on every page accompany steps that are as simple as pop-out, fold and glue
instructions. The pop-out templates aren't suited for library lending, but any home hobbyist or
crafter ages 9 and older will find this filled with fun projects.

The Computer Shelf

The Principles of Beautiful Web Design appears in its second updated edition teaching a
step-by-step approach to designing beautiful websites. From learning how to apply color schemes
and construct layouts using grids to using typography and editing position imagery, this covers
mobile devices, web pages and more and covers all the artistry in producing a visually superior
web page. Packed with color examples throughout, it's an outstanding winner for any web
designer's library!

Logic Pro 9 Tips and Tricks offers a fine key to optimizing Logic Pro 9, offering clues to using
the features which are new to Version 9. From manipulating audio timing and tempo using the
Flex tool to mixing for the best results, this offers keys to the software that make the most of
music technology and bring new feel to music productions. Music and computer software
libraries alike will find it an excellent, hands-on pick for LogicPro 9 users.

The 2011 edition of UBUNTU UNLEASHED covers 10.10 and 11.04 and teaches all the basics
of Ubuntu, from how to install and configure it to customizing interfaces, services, and programs.
Learn how to play games, learn several programming language basics, and learn how to write
easy software applications in Ubuntu in a detailed book packed with code, charts and specifics.
Ubuntu 10.10 also comes on DVD with the book, plus a free upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04.

Software engineering collections at the college level will find Integrating CMMI and Agile
Development packs in key details about CMMI for organizations seeking to integrate agile
methods into the process. It offers guidelines for such integration, presents six detailed case
studies which document the steps and how to avoid common problems, and uses the author's
decades of experience in process improvement to describe the approach. Highly
recommended!

Programmers will learn how to build a secure network using PF in this updated second edition,
which covers OpenBSD 4.8, FreeBSD 8.1, and NetSD 5. This edition has been completely
updated and revised and offers keys to logical written network specifications, covering how to
create rule sets for different kinds of network traffic, understanding the bridging firewall, and
handling redundancy. Any network programmer using PF must have this!

Droid Application Sketch Book provides a fine sketch book to keep design ideas arranged in one
place, packs in over 150 templates along with pages designed to jot notes and designs, and
provides keys for professionals interested in Droid app ideas. Programmers will find this a fine
set of gridded templates lending to drafting and notes, making this a pick for any working Droid
professional.

Windows Communication Foundation 4 Step by step provides programmers with a tutorial that
offers hands-on examples needed to teach the basics of creating Web services for
Windows-based business applications. From managing identity and working with Windows
Workflow Foundation to message routing, optimization and customization options, maintaining
service contracts and more, this pairs with an online book and practice files for maximum
impact. Any serious computer collection needs this!

BEST IPAD APPS: THE GUIDE FOR DISCRIMINATING DOWNLOADERS offers keys to
locating and using only the best of the latest iPad apps on the market. The App Store has
thousands of options: you can view them alone without help - or you can purchase this book,
packed with reviews and ratings of the best. From making movies to tracking health and planning
travel, this organizes apps into easily-located chapter reviews.

HTML5 and CSS3: Develop with Tomorrow's Standards Today discusses the future of web
development and how to get up to speed on the new HTML5 elements, APIs and CSS3 features.
From learning how to embed audio and video into pages without using Flash to storage without
cookies, this provides programmers with specific keys to success and offers hands-on tutorial
projects for each HTML5 and CSS3 feature covered.

Data Integration Blueprint and Modeling: Techniques for Scalable and Sustainable Architecture
is a recommended pick for any collge-level information technology collection, and presents a
solution for businesses who rely on analytics and need a key for data integration. This provides
programmers and business managers with an approach for designing and building data
integration pieces to reduce costs and enhance quality, covering project lifecycles, activities, and
managing technical and business data components. From the role of configuration management
in data integration to identifying data quality criteria, this is filled with specific approaches and
keys to business and information technology success.

The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf

Atlantis and Other Places: Stories of Alternate History follows up on his earlier trilogies and tells
of an Earth in which the American East coast has broken away from the mainland to form the
eighth continent of Atlantis. From a quest for a near-extinct bird to an enchanted German castle,
this offers a range of stories of ancient eras and alternate history experiences, covering time and
creating unexpected twists and turns of plot.

Spaceships and Politics: The Political Theory of Rod Serling packs in a fine examination of the
political themes in The Twilight Zone, where Serling uses fantasy and the supernatural to explore
political ideas, ethics and values. His use of aliens to understand the human psyche made for an
original, contemplative show analyzed here in a fine general survey perfect for science fiction
and general collections alike.

A Hard Day's Knight provides another novel of the Nightside and represents the eleventh book in
the series that features P.I. John Taylor, who has a talent for supernatural troubles. Here he has
fallen into possession of the dangerous weapon Excalibur, and must consult the last knights of
Camelot to learn its secrets in this tense thriller, packed with humor plus satisfying mystery and
fantasy combined. Any general lending library will find it a gem!

AMONG OTHERS provides a compelling coming of age story with a fantasy twist, and should
be on the shelves of any reader interested in magic and hope. The protagonist was raised by a
half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, grew up in Wales where spirits abound, and is sent to a
boarding school in England where magic doesn't exist. Her attempt to perform a bit of magic in
an attempt to find friends backfires in this moving story, highly recommended for any fantasy
collection.

The Agent Gambit tells of two fugitives on the run who join forces to elude common enemies
and stay alive - even as they try not to kill each other. Two novels in the Liaden universe series
include AGENT OF CHANGE and CARPE DIEM under one cover, making this a special pick
for newcomers who want to receive sequential stories that make sense.

The Weird World of Eerie Publications captures the world of a horror magazine that brought
blood and gore to American newsstands from 1965 through 1975. It reproduces gory covers,
reviews the history of the publication and its originator Myron Fass, a megalomaniac publisher
who popularized terror, and provides a presentation packed with oversized full-page color photos
and artwork from the magazine. Comics, graphic novel and horror collections alike will consider
this a 'must have' reference!

SHADOWHEART represents the 4th volume of Shadowmarch, and is a recommended as a
series addition for any library seeing popularity with the prior titles. Here Southmarch Castle is
about to be caught between two enemies, with its two main defenders trapped far from home.
Add a powerful new force awakening beneath the castle and you have an absorbing, riveting new
saga, hard to put down!

The Writing/Publishing Shelf

How to Publish a Kindle Book with Amazon.com provides a complete guide on publishing a
Kindle book, from reviewing the history of electronic publishing and the Kindle to pros and cons
between print and digital books. The entire field of on-demand publishing and eBook formatting
is surveyed in an essential, key acquisition for any would-be author who wishes to understand the
next generation of Web book publishing, and for any general library collection.

Pyrotechnics on the Page: Playful Craft That Sparks Writing draws important links between play
and student writing, showing how language play can lend new life to writing efforts. From the
developmental importance of language play and how to use a writer's notebook to encourage
students to explore verbal pyrotechnics to idioms, expressions, and word inventions, this
provides a fine survey paired with over twenty new craft lessons to encourage classroom and
student participation in the process. Education and literary shelves alike will appreciate this!

THE WRITE START: A GUIDE TO NURTURING WRITING AT EVERY STAGE, FROM
SCRIBBLING TO FORMING LETTERS AND WRITING STORIES is a 'must' for any creative
writer's collection. It provides an inspirational writing 'how to' offering keys to instructing a child
on the basics of writing and is intended for parents seeking to support writing efforts at home.
The author worked with hundreds of parents and children and includes over fifty playful
activities involving games, crafts and writing exercises. While this could also have appeared in
our 'Education' section, it's reviewed here for its more general appeal to general lending
collections and parents, as well as educator's libraries.

EUPHEMANIA: OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH EUPHEMISMS explores the history, culture and
literature of euphemisms, offering a lively discussion tracing the origins and changing usage of
language. Politics, doublespeak and social commentary blend in a hilarious, pointed and fun
literary and social assessment filled with examples and perfect for any general lending
library.

The Productive Writer: Tips & Tools to Help You Write More, Stress Less & Create Success
makes for a fine key to taking control of writing. It teaches systems, strategies and psychology to
set goals, create a workable writing schedule, and organize thinking, and it also discusses how to
increase publication and cash flow. Any writer who would increase productivity and organization
needs this!

The Science Shelf

Lab-On-A-Chip: Techniques, Circuits, and Biomedical Applications joins others in the
'Integrated Microsystems Series' and is a top pick for college-level technical collections strong in
biomedical engineering and Microsystems. It discusses cell properties, sensing techniques for
Lab-on-a-Chip, using circuits and Microsystems, and more. A logical progression lends to a basic
understanding of lab-on-a-chip and provides practical applications to biomedical engineering
processes.

The Music Shelf

Rip Your Own: Digitizing Your Records and Tapes is for any owner of old LPs or cassettes who
would like a step-by-step guide to digitizing music on a budget. From a review of tools involved
and how to find them to using software to clean up tape hiss, pops and clicks, this is a powerful
guide for any music fan who wants the basics of how to convert old formats to MP3, iPods and
other modern devices.

THE BIG PAYBACK: THE HISTORY OF THE BUSINESS OF HIP-HOP details the volatile
history of the hip-hop industry through its key players - money managers, executives, and those
who had the insights to take a marginal urban subculture's music and change it into a mainstream
money-maker. From early recording successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash to
the rise of gangsta rap and rap stars making multimillions, this chronicles the behind-the-scenes
business deals of the rap and hip-hop industries, making it a pick for music and business
collections alike.

I'M IN THE BAND: BACKSTAGE NOTES FROM THE CHICK IN WHITE ZOMBIE is a
'must' for any collection specializing in alternative rock. It blends a memoir with an insider's
history of the rise of the rock band White Zombie, offering key insights from one of the few
women musicians to make it in metal rock, and it follows the band's rise from New York in the
1980s to arena headliners during the nineties. Author Sean Yseult was the only woman in White
Zombie - and the entire metal scene - from 1986 to 1996: her blend of eleven years of tour
diaries, flyers and personal photos makes for a powerful, colorful visual and verbal survey.

The band Coldplay sold nearly five million units with their first album and went on to become a
smash hit: author Martin Roach here provides a history from their early record to their later hits,
exploring the band's members, developments, politics and struggle to retain artistic control of
their music. From industry rumors to tracks that became singles, VIVA COLDPLAY provides an
outstanding survey suitable for any modern rock music history holding.

Pro Tools 8: Course Clips provides a satisfying DVD-ROM course offering a new, visual
approach to learning the basic features of Pro Tools 8. This DVD-ROM allows for working
through a production to absorb the basic concepts of producing a song, offering over three hours
of movie tutorials and including production techniques, shortcuts, key commands and more. Both
computer and music students will find this a winning survey.

HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS: THE 101 GREATEST SONG-AND-DANCE MOVIES OF ALL
TIME celebrates Broadway musicals and comes from a musical theater expert who celebrates
over a hundred of the most popular musical movies in an oversized pictorial tribute that begins in
1927 and continues to the present. Each film is featured with commentary about its historical and
cultural importance, information on the film's creators and cast, and more. A 'must' for any
collection seeking a visual guide to musicals.

The Native American Shelf

BUILDING ONE FIRE: ART + WORLD VIEW IN CHEROKEE LIFE comes from Principal
Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chad Smith and scholar Rennard Strickland, who provide an
examination of Cherokee art through Cherokee philosophy. Suitable for general arts collections
and especially for Native American holdings is this survey of the underlying meaning and
representation of One Fire in Cherokee history and art. Native collections will find this riveting
and powerful.

The DVD Shelf

ELEMENT: POWER YOGA comes from a celebrity yoga instructor who is one of the few yoga
teachers to also hold a masters degree in counseling psychology. Her hour-long program thus
weaves yoga with psychology, offering physical exercise blended with mind strength. It begins
with a warmup series and moves into power abdominal poses, and is filmed on location
overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The Anthropology Shelf

FILIPINO TATTOOS: ANCIENT TO MODERN provides an outstanding history and survey of
Filipino tattoo art, offering pages packed with detail, color photos, and background going all the
way back to ancient times and specific niches and regions of the country. There's simply nothing
like it on the market, making this a top recommendation for a range of collections, from arts
libraries and collections on Filipino history and culture to any interested in tattoos and new
design options.

The Pets/Wildlife Shelf

The fourth updated edition of Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals is a 'must' for any
college-level veterinary or science collection, and covers the major bacterial pathogens of
animals. From clinical images and a review of pathogenesis to cellular and molecular level
changes, this offers medical microbiologists and vets alike a fine survey packed with charts,
references, and insights on controlled clinical trials and results.

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, eighth edition
National Research Council
National Academies Press
500 - 5th St NW, Washington DC 20055
9780309154000 $19.95 www.national-academies.org

The eighth updated edition of Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals provides a
strong winner, offer detailed and technical chapters assessing the housing, storage, veterinary
care and use of laboratory animals of all kinds. College-level collections strong in animal
research will find this a 'must': it provides a solid guide covering the handling and obligations of
specialists, covering non-invasive and invasive methods of research as well as environments. A
top, technical pick for any researcher's collection!

STOLEN WORLD: A TALE OF REPTILES, SMUGGLERS, AND SKULDUGGERY offers an
eye-opening account spanning some five decades and six continents, telling of the criminal world
of wildlife smuggling and illegal animal trafficking. From the evolution of world endangered
species laws to smugglers who provided rare animals to many zoos and institutions, this is an
eye-opening history of animal smugglers and schemers recommended for both general
collections and wildlife issues holdings alike.

100 Birds to See Before You Die: The Ultimate Wish List for Birders Everywhere celebrates
unusual birds of the world, pairing color photos with discussions of their unique oddities. While
many of these strange birds won't be accessible to the ordinary birder living in a set area, the
book does offer both a travel map of places and a fine armchair natural history read, packing in
plenty of history and details on each selected bird. General as well as science holdings will
appreciate its colorful approach and eye-catching title and cover.

Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution provides the first definitive
account of a crusade to battle environmental destruction and the extinction of species at the hand
of man, and is an inspirational offering for any lending library concerned with wildlife
preservation. It discusses applied rewilding plans to save species by restoring habitats, reviving
migration corridors, and allowing animals to live at peace with people, and it's an inspirational
and positive contrast to all the negative extinction crisis titles on the market that seem to offer no
hope for the future. This book does - and documents real-world success stories!

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN DOGS: A COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR
PROFESSIONALS should be in every dog professional's collection: it provides a
comprehensive, technical manual on assessing the behavior and behavior change programs for
dogs. From undersocialization and single-subject designs used in the experimental analysis of
behaviors to behavior change programming, this packs in bibliographies for reference,
assessment sheets, and everything the professional trainer needs to assess and handle dog
aggression. Few other surveys contain the technical, in-depth assessment of this guide.

The Travel Shelf

Homeopathic Guide for Travelers: Remedies for Health and Safety offers a revised edition of an
original that sold over 70,000 copies in German, and offers a guide for health on the road from
short jaunts to long treks or business travel. All issues a vacationer might encounter along the
way, from altitude sickness to jetlag and infectious diseases, are covered with a homeopathic
perspective added.

Hundreds of stairways traverse San Francisco's 42 hills, exploring scenic vistas and linking
neighborhoods, and this covers them all, offering detailed maps of neighborhoods, discussing
directions and sights to be seen, and outlining the hidden cul-de-sacs of the City. San Francisco
residents who want to know their own city better will find this a winner, as well!

PRODIGAL DAUGHTER: A JOURNEY TO BYZANTIUM provides a fine historic narrative of
one woman's journey through the Balkans as she searches for the real Demetrius. Questioning her
inherited religion, she embarks upon a personal and spiritual journey that begins in Canada and
takes her to the Balkans. History, memoir and travelogue blend in a vivid personal journey of
discovery.

The Biography Shelf

Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic: The Essential Ida Craddock tells of a woman persecuted for her
sex education and spirituality ways in the late 1800s. Craddock became an occult scholar in her
thirties, teaching courses on viewing sex as a sacred act and experiencing sex through nightly
visits with her angelic husband Soph. New age and biography libraries will find her life makes
for fascinating reading.

JACKIE AS EDITOR: THE LITERARY LIFE OF JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS tells
of how at age 46, one of the most famous women in the world went to work for the first time in
her life. Interviews with over 125 of her former collaborators and publishing co-workers
compliment a fine biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, documenting how over the last
third of her life, she mastered a new job and fostered over 100 books through powerhouse
publishing firms Viking and Doubleday. Highly recommended not just for fans of Jackie, but for
collections strong in women's issues, biography, and publishing industry history.

William and Kate: A Royal Love Story
Christopher Andersen
Gallery Books
c/o Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of Americas, New York NY 10020
9781451621457 $26.00 www.simonandschuster.com

William and Kate: A Royal Love Story is a recommendation for any general lending library
where interest in the Royal Family is prevalent. Prince William and Kate Middleton's storybook
romance and the mystery surrounding their relationship is revealed in a fine survey of their
courtship. New information on threats to their lives and how Kate won her prince after their
breakup makes for a fine, involving and highly recommended account.

A Voice from Old New York: A Memoir of My Youth provides a fine autobiography of a man
who tackles New York society as it relates to his own experiences. His experiences with those
both within and outside of New York's upper class makes for a fine and lively survey perfect for
any interested in New York history and culture in general or Louis Auchingcloss in
particular.

William & Kate: A Royal Love Story follows Prince William and Kate Middleton's fairytale
romance and tells of how a middle class girl and fellow student caught Prince William's eye - and
more. Bridging the social differences between their families and learning to enter royalty with no
prior background was a challenge - one Kate appears to have mastered. Color photos of the
couple throughout make this an appealing winner!

THE MEMORY PALACE: A MEMOIR provides an outstanding memoir of the author's life
with a brilliant but mentally ill mother, Norma Bartok, and their volatile relationship. Norma's
severe schizophrenia created a dangerous childhood for Mira and her sister: they were neglected
and were filled with frightening stories based on their mother's perceptions of dangers. After
Norma attacked her daughters when, as adults, they insisted she get treatment, they changed their
names and cut off all communication with her. Mira Bartok's vivid memoir of living with and
handling mental illness makes for a moving read any general lending library will appreciate.

The Health/Medicine Shelf

The fourth updated edition of Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook provides updated information
about the health benefits of physical activity, discussing guidelines for physical fitness at all age
levels and including the latest information about physical activity for all levels, including those
with chronic diseases or disabilities. From the health benefits of physical activity for guidelines
for fitness and fitness safety, this packs in a range of topics key to any health library.

101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques packs in over a hundred meaningful play therapy
techniques and comes form therapies that are contributors' favorites. These are techniques that
provide variations on basic play therapy methods and often offer new directions for focus. This
isn't just a collection of play therapy instructionals, but includes therapist discussions on the pros
and cons of each approach, so psychotherapists will find this packed with keys ideas and useful
applications.

The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready offers a workshop summary culled from the
Forum on Microbial Threats and offers technical charts and graphs and discussion on the various
possibilities of pandemic influenza and the safety and management of antivirals and processes to
contain it. From strategies to control avian influenza in birds and mammals to best practices in
public health management, this is packed with key details suitable for any college-level
collection strong in world health issues and management.

The 16th updated edition of Geriatric Dosage Handbook should be on the shelves of any serious
medical reference library. It includes monitoring guidelines, offers an A-Z encyclopedia
reference that includes adverse reactions, drug interactions, stability, dosage and more, and this
update offers 25 new drug monographs and many updates to appendix content. A top reference
for any practicing physician or nurse's library!

Basics of the U.S. Health Care System provides students with a fine introduction to the health care
industry, offering activities and reviews key to understanding the major concepts of health care
operations. Each chapter includes review exercises, web resources, and an attention to detail of
concepts basic to the U.S. system, making this a strong recommendation not just for health
collections, but for college-level classroom text assignment.

The third updated edition of Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine provides a
powerful evidence-based coverage of diseases and syndromes commonly seen in clinical
practice, and provides an arrangement by lifespan for quick and easy consultation. From
alternative treatments where appropriate to charts, tables, and consideration of conservative
therapies and patient education, this packs in a wealth of practical clinical detail any college-level
health collection will find important. It's an easily-used guide to a range of primary care
concerns, and essential for not just students but for practicing family physicians and their
staff.

Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK offers a fine test preparation guide which should be
considered 'essential' for any medical collection. It's the only illustrated, one-volume book that
compiles all the basic tested concepts for the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge board exam, and
highlights exam tips, cases, knowledge, and courses of action. Any preparing for this medical
exam simply MUST have this reference!

The fifth updated edition of The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook has been thoroughly updated
with the latest anxiety research and medications and includes new techniques that have been
proven effective for treatment of anxiety. The worksheet format teaches skills needed to manage
anxiety, offering self-help readers a range of proven, tested control methods. From relaxation
techniques to making exercise and diet changes, this offers skills for preventing and coping with
panic attacks and is key for any serious health collection.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, 2011 provides a fine student-to-student guide packed with
advice from students who aced the 2010 exam, and offers a format filled with frequently tested
facts, a 24-page insert of images, student ratings of over three hundred review products on the
market, and charts, graphs and formulas. Any taking the USMLE medical exam will find
this packs in keys for review, cramming and test preparation in an update which includes the latest
test-taking advice from students who passed.

The third updated edition of State of the World's Vaccines and Immunization deserves a place in
any health collection strong in world health issues and global health systems. It provides an
updated analysis of the world's vaccines and immunization stocks, considering global goals and
standards for measuring them, differences in approaches between industrialized and
non-industrialized nations, international development assistance programs, and more. World
health and social issues collections will find this invaluable.

Full: A Life Without Dieting comes from a bariatric surgeon who teaches how to reject diets
based on restrictions and complete lifestyle changes. Instead he promotes weight-control
strategies rooted in physiology and understanding the feel and effects of 'fullness', showing how
to sustain weight loss regardless of dietary habits, and how to be satisfied with less food. Learn
five steps of digestion to gain control of dietary behavior in this different, recommended dieter's
guide.

BODY BY DESIGN: THE COMPLETE 12-WEEK PROGRAM TO TRANSFORM YOUR
BODY FOREVER comes from the editor in chief of the fitness site Bodybuilding.com, and
presents a 12-week diet and exercise program packed with thousands of successful results. It
teaches how to get motivated, exercise for maximum results, and how to understand differences
between action and ideal. It's a 'must' for any general lending library strong in bodybuilding and
diet plans.

Providing Good Care at Night for Older People: Practical Approaches for Use In Nursing and
Care Homes offers night staff and managers with keys to the skills needed to deliver appropriate
care during the night. All issues involved in caring for older people at night are considered, from
continence and nutrition to medication, night-time checking, pain management and more. From
the impact of dementia on eating and drinking to the use of assistive technology, this is packed
with field-tested observations and idea - and should be in any medical provider's collection.

The New Sonoma Diet deserves ongoing recommendation as a fine diet plan promoting not just
weight loss but increased energy. This has been completely updated and simplified with new
'power foods' and recipes ranging from breakfast Fruit & Nut Energy Bars to White Bean
Ratatouille. Tips on understanding the overall diet plan and applying meals to the plan make this
a fine diet cookbook and survey.

The Psychology Shelf

The Handy Psychology Answer Book: Your Smart Reference features over 1,000 answers to
questions on how the human mind and psychology work, and covers the basic history and
fundamentals of psychology and how people deal with life and daily issues. From happiness and
weather to marriage, how genetics influence happiness, and the psychological challenges of
pregnancy, this offers a quick reference perfect for any interested in psychology.

THE MINDFUL THERAPIST: A CLINICIANS GUIDE TO MINDSIGHT AND NEURAL
INTEGRATION explores what it means to be mindful and how to cultivate this state in a
therapeutic relationship. Strategies involve cultivating a mindful presence in a physician's
persona and professional life alike, making for an ongoing recommendation for any college-level
psychology holding.

The Automotive Shelf

Detroit's Woodward Avenue was the country's cruising and street racing center between the
1950s and 60s - and it even became the unofficial test track for testing cars produced by Detroit
engineers. WOODWARD AVENUE: CRUISING THE LEGENDARY STRIP is thus packed
with stories about those who cruised the street during the times, and features images of prototype
cars and legendary cruisers alike. Auto fans will find this an outstanding pick packed with color
and history.

The Railroading Shelf

ALCO LOCOMOTIVES covers the trains which operated from 1901 to 1969, pairing full-page
color photos in an oversized presentation with the first in-depth history of this company's steam
and diesel locomotives. It deserves ongoing, repeat recommendation as a top train pick. Train
buffs will relish the details and coverage of the design and development of Alco locomotives,
and a history that documents the creation, rise and fall of the Alcos.

The Flying Scotsman offers a paperback-sized hardcover survey considering the legendary Flying
Scotsman locomotive, the most famous in the world. It was the first to complete the
London-Edinburgh run non-stop and the first steam engine to be recorded at 100 miles per hour.
When it was retired in 1963 the Flying Scotsman was bought privately and restored to eventually
take a worldwide tour to Australia, and is currently being restored by the National Railway
Museum. This book captures all these high points and is packaged in a small landscape size to
make it a top pick for any steam rail buff.

The Environmental Studies Shelf

HOT: LIVING THROUGH THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS ON EARTH comes from a journalist
and author who has covered climate change for over twenty years for leading publications around
the world - but when he became a father he learned that climate change had arrived a century
earlier than forecast. HOT explores how to cope with worsening climate change for the rest of
our lives and is the first to explore practical responses to the new era of global warming. It's a top
pick for any who would understand the global warming crisis on a more personal level than most
science books offer, and is a top pick for any general lending library.

The Journalism Shelf

GRAY LADY DOWN: WHAT THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
MEANS FOR AMERICA provides a powerful survey that stands alone well and in its role as a
sequel to COLORING THE NEWS. Journalist William McGowan here asks who is responsible
for squandering the New York Times - and considers how the Times' unhealthy obsessions with
pop culture and counterculture trends have placed it at odds with the values of the American
mainstream. An intriguing, critical analysis makes this a pick for any journalism or sociology
collection.

The Martial Arts Shelf

Martial Arts and Philosophy: Beating and Nothingness provides a fine survey covering the
philosophical undercurrents of martial arts training and competition. Chapters designed to appeal
to martial artists offer a series of questions on the philosophical, spiritual and sociological nature
of martial arts and its connections to violence and peace alike. Contributors are also practitioners
of the fighting arts, so make for informed reflection for even newcomers to either martial arts or
philosophy.

The Christian Studies Shelf

Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites covers religious
communities that include over 200 different groups, offering over three hundred short entries
providing details on topics of interest to their religions. It gathers the groups under one cover,
reviewing their beliefs and cultural practices and offering a fine broad overview arranged with
quick searches and information. Any spirituality collection and many a general lending library
will find this a key reference for any interested in Anabaptist groups.

THIS SACRED MOMENT: BECOMING HOLY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE offers a small but
challenging book from a spiritual director who tells how to become 'holy' in the midst of
everyday life. All situations hold potential for calling upon holiness: this provides keys to
practices that help discern God's daily message. Any spirituality collection will relish this
message!

THE NARNIA CODE: C.S. LEWIS AND THE SECRET OF THE SEVEN HEAVENS provides
a fine scholarly analysis of Narnia by a Christian scholar who reveals the key behind Lewis'
seven fantasy adventures. The focus is on Lewis' mind and perceptions in a title that reveals how
his lifelong passions have contributed to a series largely regarded as a Christian mainstay of
belief and courage. Any library strong in scholarly Christian analysis in general and C.S. Lewis in
particular will find this an intriguing survey.

BLOOD KIN OF JESUS considers what actually happened to the family of Jesus and fills in
gaps in popular knowledge. Jesus' brothers and heirs headed a messianic movement in Jerusalem
that grew after his death: this movement changed Judaism - and is barely acknowledged today.
Maps and history blend in a fine religious survey of what happened to Jesus' blood kin following
his crucifixion. Spirituality collections will find this a powerful survey.

ONE LIFE: JESUS CALLS/WE FOLLOW offers a detailed analysis on what Jesus meant when
he announced the arrival of God's kingdom and considers why his message had an impact on his
listeners. Any Christian library will find this a thoughtful, personal survey that uses the concept
of one life to explore how to live life at its best. A fine survey, this will reach many general
readers with its important message.

Frank Sheed & Maisie Ward: Spiritual Writings belongs in any spirituality library concerned
with modern Catholicism. It tells of a literary couple who founded Sheed & Ward publishers,
who wrote numerous books on catholic history and spirituality, and whose writings come to life
in this collection: "Our minds cannot take God's inner life by storm; we shall see as much as he
gives us light to see."

God and the Art of Happiness offers a survey of the connections between God and personal
happiness throughout the history of Christian thought, from Saint Augustine to the 18th century,
and explores changing perceptions of the nature of happiness in the Bible. This theological
exploration of Christian life provides a winning survey of heaven's attractions, Christian fears of
being too happy this side of paradise, and what theology has to say about the matter. Any
Christian collection will find it blends spiritual and philosophical concerns in an excellent, warm
survey.

The Religion/Spirituality Shelf

DIVINE LOVE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE WORLD'S RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
provides a fine survey of the world's major faith traditions and the connections between their
faiths - which boils down to the concept of divine love. Here eight religious scholars consider the
concept of divine love and offer a comparative inquiry of God as a manifestation of this divinity.
Highly recommended!

HOLY IGNORANCE: WHEN RELIGION AND CULTURE PART WAYS provides an
outstanding scholarly survey from one of the world's most distinguished analysts of political
Islam. Here he considers the modern disconnection between faith and social identity and how
fundamentalist religions grow from the secularization of societies. Connections between
fundamentalist growth and cultural influence make this a powerful college-level pick for both
spirituality and social issues collections alike.

The Metaphysical Studies Shelf

THE JOY FACTOR; 10 SACRED PRACTICES FOR RADIANT HEALTH offers a fine link
between physical and spiritual fulfillment, and comes from a natural health practitioner who
offers keys to liberating personal joy. Research blends with spiritual insights in chapters that
consider visualization, meditation, and the healing powers of joy. Case histories abound in this
recommendation for any new age library.

Any interested in a lengthy discussion of the nature of reality, human perception, and
consciousness must have the vastly expanded third edition of Virtual Reality: Consciousness
REALLY Explained. It probes the connections between the brain and human perception,
represents some fifty years of the author's research on the topic, and blends math, science,
philosophy and theories of consciousness into a unified approach. How can a biological organism
truly know the nature of space, time and reality? No light discourse, this book is slightly over 600
pages in length: the logical progression moves from the first hundred pages offering an
introductory primer on the topic to the author's in-depth analysis and thoughts which include
consciousness, spirit, soul and the nature of consciousness. Rich, weighty and involving, this is a
solid pick for new age and philosophy collections alike, probing an array of interconnected
scientific and philosophical topics few others touch with such detail. Highly recommended!

Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development
explores the latest research on psychedelics, along with their use in indigenous cultures through
history for shamanic rituals. Guidelines for working with entheogens are provided in a fine
analysis of psychotherapy and psychedelic healing, and make for a fine new age shelf addition for
any collection strong in new age healing alternatives.

Meditation for the Love of It: Enjoying Your Own Deepest Experience offers an exceptionally
clear survey of the process and benefits of meditative practices, and is a fine pick for any new age
and many a general library. It uses some forty years of the author's experience teaching and
meditating and shows how to connect inner longings and energy to the meditative process. From
understanding and working with kundalini to twenty practices for bringing peace into life, this is
a powerful pick for a range of libraries - more accessible and inviting than many on the
subject.

REMOTE VIEWING SECRETS: THE HANDBOOK FOR DEVELOPING AND EXTENDING
YOUR PSYCHIC ABILITIES provides a fine survey of a scientific protocol to develop and
extend the ability of remote viewing so that ordinary people can learn to do what psychics do. In
effect it teaches readers how to become remote viewers, and comes from an author who learned
remote viewing in the U.S. Army and participated in its Stargate program. Exercises and
anecdotes supplement keys to developing personal psychic abilities in this fine guide.

The Photography Shelf

Image Makers, Image Takers reveals how some of the best photographers from art, fashion,
documentaries, advertising and other worlds create their most memorable products, and explores
what it is that businesses and galleries seek when they choose an image. This expanded edition
includes five new interviews, a new chapter on web and digital photo promotion, and packs in
over 240 images that consider the works and promotion of the most famous photos. Very highly
recommended for any general or professional photography library.

Understanding and Controlling Strobe Lighting: A Guide for Digital Photographers tells
photographers how to choose the right strobe light sources and modifiers for different results, and
how to use them on a shoot. From the basics of strobe lighting gear and how to build a portable
and diverse lighting kit to getting the right exposure with strobe lighting, this covers all kinds of
basic and special effects and teaches techniques for creating outstanding images.

Welcome to Oz 2.0: A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop is
packed with keys to approaching digital photography cinematically, and teaches how to use
camera in conjunction with cinematic ideas and Photoshop to create superior still images. From
practicing 'image harvesting' to discovering bokeh and how to control how the eye sees an image,
this is packed with clear color photo examples of concepts that go far beyond the usual
Photoshop guide. Very highly recommended!

The Military Shelf

Go the Distance: Total Mind and Body Fitness with 6 Aspirational Challenges comes from the
former head of the British Army's Paratrooper Qualification and Selection Course, a troop known
worldwide for their especially grueling qualifying trials. The regimen is 7 days of 8 tests of
physical and mental endurance which concludes a test given at the end of a 20-week training
program, and GO THE DISTANCE offers lessons from these tests so that a person of average
fitness can achieve new heights.

SUMMER THUNDER: A BATTLEFIELD GUIDE TO THE ARTILLERY AT GETTYSBURG
stands out from the many titles covering the Battle of Gettysburg, offering a fine resource to
visitors to the national military park. The author's commentary blends with excerpts from the
Official Records and other primary sources and explores the park, its history, and how to
understand the battles that happened there. From artillery used on both sides to events, this is a
'must' take-along and research key for any visitor to Gettysburg.

GIVE ME TOMORROW: THE KOREAN WAR'S GREATEST UNTOLD STORY - THE EPIC
STAND OF THE MARINES OF GEORGE COMPANY offers a detailed survey on the sixtieth
anniversary of the year of the Korean War's start, and surveys a company's seemingly impossible
mission and victories which have remain untold until now. It's based on over a hundred
interviews and supported with primary source materials, and offers a personal approach to battle
experience that make for a stunning 'must' for any military history collection.

BLACK & BULLETPROOF: AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WARRIOR IN THE ISRAELI
ARMY tells the true story of a young black American man from the gangs of Los Angeles who
wound up serving in the Israeli Defense forces. His journey, his involvement in a religion that
would set him on course for Israel, and his evolving Jewish faith would make for an eye-opening
journey in this blend of autobiography and Israeli military insights.

THE GERMAN WARS: A CONCISE HISTORY, 1859-1945 provides a fine survey of how a
nation came to be recognized for its military supremacy - despite losing two world wars. Michael
Palmer provides an analysis of German military might that discusses their strategic failures, bad
assumptions, and how their method of superior warfare became outdates. Chapters describe
major battles of Germans and offer fine strategic analysis perfect for military history
holdings.

U.S. Aerial Armament in World War II: The Ultimate Look V. 3 follows the author's previous
'Ultimate Look' volumes on the B-29, B-18 and B-25, continuing his definitive history of U.S.
aerial armament in World War II and using his extensive library, microfilm archives and
technical manuals to cover a range of weaponry and bombs. From an entire chapter on guided
missiles to special weapons, this pairs photos, diagrams, charts and more in a technical coverage
recommended for any serious military collection.

The Theatre/Cinema/TV Shelf

College-level collections strong in stage analysis and social commentary on the arts will find
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN an outstanding pick, offering a survey of the comic operas they
produced and their social impact. From her analysis of how anxiety drives some characters and
reflects social conflict to the use of magic in The Sorcerer, this is a recommendation for any
college-level course in Gilbert in Sullivan, and for readers who would receive a fine
reinterpretation of their works and impact.

Any fan of Disney's Tron will love this keepsake book which celebrates and explains the creation
of the movie. Changes made from the 1982 version to the Legacy movie involved employing
ground-breaking filmmaking techniques mixing live action, 3-D photos and computer-generated
images: TRON: LEGACY is thus a far different creation and provides a truly epic adventure
captured here in an oversized photo-packed presentation explaining both the movie and its
technical creation.

Independent Film Distribution: How to Make A Successful End Run Around the Big Guys
appears in a second updated edition to pack in keys to success. It provides range of interviews
with filmmakers, distributors, festival programmers and critics alike, offering a well-rounded
assessment of the elements of film success. Case studies and commentary blend in chapters
covering changing film standards and world views, changing opinions about the film festival
circuit's effectiveness, and much more. No independent small filmmaker should be without this
'bible' of facts.

Horror Film Aesthetics: Creating the Visual Language of Fear deserves ongoing recognition as a
basic study of how cinematic tools have been used to create horror in film. From defining the
horror genre and aesthetic uses to chapters covering framing, photography, lighting and sound,
this is a specific coverage from a script reader and actor who has extensive experience in film.
Very highly recommended for any college-level collection strong in film analysis in general and
the horror genre in particular.

CASTING REVEALED: A GUIDE FOR FILM DIRECTORS covers all the basics of casting for
film, video and performing artists, and explains all the steps involved, from filing union
paperwork and posting audition requests to running casting sessions. Learn all the basics of
contacting agents, assessing actors for roles, and reasonable expectations of actors in a practical
guide packed with practical tips.

The Audiobook Shelf

The Outlaws receives a fine narration by Jonathan Davis, whose narrative skills enhance the story
of a disbanded special agent whose career seems over then the President dies. But Castillo's
journey away from politics only begins his career in the intelligence community, and soon he's
immersed in a dangerous investigation involving a dangerous biohazard and international
intrigue. Audio libraries will find this a satisfying, involving thriller packed with twists and turns
that come to life under audio.

HEARTSTONE receives an exceptional performance by Mel Foster, whose Audie
award-winning voice and background in acting lends high drama and tension to the superior story
of a perfect couple involved in a terrible, fatal evening. Their brutal slayings will not only rock a
small town, but opens the door for a killer's rampage in this fine murder mystery, recommended
for any audio lending library.

THE BOOK OF MURRAY: THE LIFE, TEACHINGS, AND KVETCHING OF THE LOST
PROPHET MURRAY receives a fine reading by Yash Kimmelfarb, who brings to life the funny
and different survey contrasting modern Judaism and the ancient Israelites. The source for
timeless teachings are presented in a biblical text 'unearthed from a golf course in South Florida'
and makes for a hilarious survey.

THE INNER CIRCLE is narrated by Scott Brick, who lends a smooth and consistent voice to
Brad Meltzer's latest novel of intrigue. Scott has narrated Meltzer's previous novels and his voice
is a winner here, spicing the story of a man on the run, a mysterious national treasure, and a
coded puzzle that leads Beecher White on an investigation of intrigue, danger and discovery.

The Mystery/Suspense Shelf

MR. MONK ON THE ROAD is based on the USA Network TV series created by Andy
Breckman and provides the fun and intriguing mystery surrounding a compulsive detective's
adventures. This is Goldberg's eleventh book in the popular series and tells of a series of minor
crimes that draws Monk into an intriguing investigation perfect for any mystery library in general
and Mr. Monk viewers and fans in particular.

NEGATIVE IMAGE provides a fine Constable Molly Smith novel and tells of a famous
photographer's visit to a resort, which turns to his last visit when he's found murdered. Suspicion
falls on his assistant - but Constable Molly Smith has her doubts - and also has her hands full
with other troubles in the British Columbia mountain town in this riveting mystery.

Krista Davis' THE DIVA COOKS A GOOSE (9780425238257, $7.99) tells of a holiday meal
gone awry when murder hits the table. An unwanted girlfriend becomes the victim of foul play
and Sophie finds more than a thief on her doorstep in a fine presentation which pairs recipes and
organizing tips with a culinary drama. Sheila Connolly's A KILLER CROP (9780425238264, $7.99)
tells of Meg's mother's visit during harvest season - a visit with an underlying purpose. When an
English professor who is an old friend of her mother is found dead, it's up to Meg to discover her
mother's secret and prove her innocence. Laura Childs' BEDEVILED EGGS (9780425238233,
$7.99) tells of three women who bond after losing their husbands, opening their own cafe - only
to find they are hot on the tail of a murderer. Small town intrigue blends with a fine Cackleberry
Club mystery for newcomers and old fans alike. B.B. Haywood's TOWN IN A LOBSTER
STEW (9780425240014, $7.99) includes lobster-based recipes as it provides a fine Maine setting
and the story of Candy, who runs a farm with her father and solves mysteries on the side. Here
Memorial Day brings a Lobster Stew Cook-Off and murderous competition. Jenn McKinlay's
BUTTERCREAM BUMP OFF (9780425239247, $6.99) provides a fine pick and a new series
that tells of the owners of Fairy Tale Cupcakes Bakery, a business rival, and a mother facing
murder charges. A fine and tense plot evolves. Julie Hyzy's BUFFALO WEST WING
(9780425239230, $7.99) provides an excellent White House Chef mystery that includes recipes
for a complete presidential menu as a new First Family moves into the White House and a
mysterious box of take-out chicken involves executive chef Olivia Paras in a fine investigation.
All are top library recommendations!

The Fiction Shelf

THE PACKAGE provides a fine mystery revolving around one Annie, who leaves her Texas
home to travel to Maine to settle her grandmother's estate. Her discovery of items in her
grandmother's attic results in a series of adventures and mysteries as Annie and member of the
Hook and Needle Club embark upon an intriguing investigation. Any mystery collection -
especially those seeing popularity with the Needlework series - will relish this!

THE LAWS OF MAGIC provides fantasy and fiction collections alike with a fine story and tells
of an aspiring lawyer whose degree is actually from the best school of magic in the country. His
caseload tends to be that of witches and vampires - who are struggling against demons and
others. From truly special prosecutions to conjuring a demon in court - this is packed with
intrigue and adventure and is a pick for any general lending library.

The Border Lords provides a fine novel of suspense telling of four men found dead in a home,
and a deadly link to a drug cartel in Mexico. ATF agent Sean is undercover when he vanishes,
leaving Charlie Hood to gather evidence of his friend's undercover quest and mission. This crime
novel goes beyond most mysteries in providing cat-and-mouse intrigue from page one till the
end, and is perfect for any mystery collection.

Strategic Moves provides a fine Stuart Barrington novel and opens with Barrington enjoying a
dinner, when his boss joins him and hands him a check for a million dollars. His undercover
connections have brought his law firm a lucrative client - one whom only Stuart can handle. Add
intrigue, murder, humor and tension and you have an outstanding addition to any mystery
collection!

CARIBOU ISLAND tells of a marriage falling apart on a small island on an Alaskan lake - and a
couple working to rebuild their life. Their efforts to build a cabin together will push them further
apart in this fine novel of a relationship gone awry set against the backdrop of the Alaskan
wilderness. Any general lending library will appreciate the power and passion of this novel!

The Antiques/Collectibles Shelf

Character & Novelty Clocks & Watches: Identification & Values provides an outstanding
collection of items, with pages packed with color photos throughout and the latest clock and
watch values. From comic watches and famous personalities to animated shelf clocks, these are
fine presentations any clock or watch collector will find key to valuing and building a
collection.

A Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars provides a fine official guide to the latest
values and grading of these half dollars. Over the past 20 years Rick Tomaska has established
himself as an expert in Proof coins: his guide packs in history with grading and value tips,
includes good-sized photos for identification purposes, and makes for a key reference for any
serious coin collector.

The Sports Shelf

SUPER STOCK: DRAG RACING THE FAMILY SEDAN tells of an era of automotive history
where ordinary Americans participated in races at local drag strips and in American streets, using
their family cars as racers. This retells the era of the super stock car, offers hundreds of black and
white and color photos of famous cars and drivers, and reveals the rules, motivation and stories
of races. Libraries will find this a solid winner!

The Classic Motor Racing Circuits of Europe offers a fine survey of Europe's most famous motor
racing circuits. From Brooklands and La Mans to Imola and Monza, this covers the history,
origins and development of each track, famous races held at each, and the teams that operated at
the tracks. Vintage black and white photos packed throughout enhance the history and make this
a 'must' for any serious automotive history collection.

TOTAL SKIING is a ski instruction manual in book form and offers a proven pyramid approach
for improving movement, fitness, techniques and more. Color step-by-step photos cover exercise
routines, training, different tactics for all-mountain training and more, making this a 'must' for
any skier who wants in-home training and a methodical program for skiing improvement.

The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf

SHAZAM! THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE WORLD'S MIGHTIEST MORTAL pairs color
photos throughout by Geoff Spear with a fine survey for the 70th anniversary of Shazam,
gathering all the Shazam collectibles under one cover for the first time, in one volume. Toys,
ephemera, and artwork come together in a fine reference documenting thirteen years of
merchandise - many rare, one-of-a-kind items never seen before. Very highly recommended for
libraries strong in comics and graphic novels, the arts, and collectibles alike.

Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur provides an outstanding survey of a
publishing visionary whose alternative fantasy visions changed the comics industry. He defined
the Silver Age of comics, co-created the modern Flash, fired up the Batman franchise, and
directed DC Comics through one of its most creative periods. No comics history collection
should be without this definitive survey, which packs in extensive interviews with black and
white comic art.

The Political Science Shelf

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism argues that many make assumptions about
technology and value that are simply wrong - and that 'facts' are less factual than presented.
Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at the University of Cambridge: his book documents the
secret, underlying facts about capitalism and invites readers to question the assumptions behind
hype and mis-information. Any business or political science collection - as well as many a
general lending library - needs his wide-ranging discussion of business virtues, fallacies, and
realities.

If We Can Put a Man on the Moon...
William D. Eggers & John O'Leary
Harvard Business Press
60 Harvard Way, Boston MA 02163
9781422166369 $24.95 www.harvardbusiness.org/press

If We Can Put a Man on the Moon... Getting Big Things Done in Government provides an
inspiring assessment covering how government can turn big ideas into results. The author argue
that partisan squabbles is causing failures in American values and response systems - and more
importantly, they review over seventy-five government undertakings in the U.S. and abroad to
pinpoint what it takes to bring a public-sector initiative from idea to finished result. A damning -
and hopeful - assessment evolves in a recommendation for general and political shelves
alike!

KABUKI DEMOCRACY: THE SYSTEM VS. BARACK OBAMA comes from a Nation news
columnist who asks why Obama has been unable to delivery on his 2008 campaign promises. His
failures have been more due to a political system that halts true democratic reform, argues Eric
Alterman: chapters pinpoint how this works, revise and update Alterman's 2010 essay on the
subject, and analyzes all aspects of the political system to show how government structures have
blocked Obama from carrying out his democratic promises. Any political science collection
strong in modern democratic process analysis needs this!

The California Shelf

DEATH IN CALIFORNIA: THE BIZARRE, FREAKISH, AND JUST CURIOUS WAYS
PEOPLE DIE IN THE GOLDEN STATE pairs regional history with a fine survey of death in
California from early pioneers to modern times. From 14 tourists who died over Vernal fall in
Yosemite National Park to a jet crash in a Bay Area kitchen, this is packed with irony and strange
circumstances and is perfect for any general California lending library.

Volume 1 of the "Early California Commentaries" series, With Anza to California 1775-1776:
The Journal of Pedro Font, O.F.M. is a new English translation of the writings of Franciscan
missionary Fray Pedro Font, who accompanied Juan Bautista de Anza during his Spanish
colonizing expedition of 1775-76 that blazed a trail from Arizona to California and founded a
presidio at San Francisco Bay. Font's newly discovered field journal has been added to this
excellent, updated edition of a classic primary historical source - a number of details and insights
in this journal were excluded in the later two "official" versions that Font prepared after the
expedition was concluded. Maps and relief profiles drawn by Font, as well as new maps prepared
by modern-day translator and editor Alan K. Brown, enhance this invaluable addition to
California history shelves. Highly recommended, especially for college library collections.